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NORSEMAN 2 Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 3/23/2002
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS HIDDEN BETWEEN THREE SMALL ROCKS. THERE IS LITTLE UNDERGROWTH, AND YOU WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW A KANGAROO PATH.

THEE CACHE CONTAINS A COUPLE OF POSTAGE PAID ENVELOPES, A FEW SACHETS OF COFFEE, SOME RUBBER BANDS AND PIECES OF STRING, AND A FEW POSTCARDS. THERE IS A BIRO AND PENCIL AND A NOTEBOOK.

THE CACHE IS LOCATED AT BULDANIA ROCKS WHICH IS ON THE EYRE HIGHWAY EAST OF NORSEMAN WA.

MEASURED FROM THE NORSEMAN POST OFFICE, TRAVEL 29.4 KM EAST. THERE IS A TRACK TO THE LEFT WHICH IS CLEARLY MARKED WITH A WHITE SIGN WITH THE WORD "WATER" CUT INTO IT. BULDANIA ROCKS ARE ABOUT 500M INTO THE TRACK. THE TURN OFF IS 32 DEGREES 04.920 SOUTH AND 122 DEGREES 02.218 EAST. TRAVEL TO THE ROCKS AND PARK THERE, WHICH IS NEAR A GNAMMA HOLE.

DO NOT DRIVE ONTO THE ROCKS THEMSELVES, THERE ARE GNAMMA HOLES DEEP ENOUGH TO HIDE A CAR.

FROM THE ABOVE GNAMMA HOLE YOU WILL HAVE TO HEAD OFF INTO THE BUSH ABOUT 170 METRES. THERE ARE ONLY KANGAROO PATHS TO FOLLOW.

THE CACHE IS HIDDEN AMONGST THREE SMALL ROCKS UNDER SOME TREES. YOU MIGHT SEE SOME YELLOW SURVEYORS TAPE TO HELP YOU.

BULDANIA ROCKS WAS USED AS A WATER CATCHMENT AREA WHEN CAMELS WERE USED FOR TRANSPORT. THE PLACE IS VISITED BY MANY ANIMALS INCLUDING DINGOES, CAMELS AND KANGAROOS. BEWARE OF POISONOUS SNAKES IN THE AREA.

DO NOT LEAVE ANY LITTER AND YOU MAY LIKE TO HELP THE COUPLE WHO HAVE SPENT A LOT OF SPARE TIME REMOVING RUBBISH THAT HAS BEEN LEFT BEHIND BY TRAVELLERS OVER THE LAST 100 YEARS OR SO.

DUE TO THE RELATIVE ISOLATION OF THE AREA AND LACK OF FACILITIES EAST OF NORSEMAN TAKE PLENTY OF WATER AND YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR NAME WITH THE POST OFFICE STAFF AND YOU ETA BACK IN TOWN. THERE ARE NO TRICKS.

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